Video of man eating chicken inside ISCON restaurant in London sparks outrage
PTC News Desk: A video of man eating chicken inside the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Govinda restaurant in London has sparked massive outrage despite strictly prohibiting non-veg food.
The video is doing rounds on social media shows a man, purportedly African entering the premises and asked weather the restaurant serves meat. Upon restaurant's refusal, the man took out a KFC chicken bucket and began eating it inside the restaurant.
“Hi, is this a vegan restaurant?” he asks in the clip. A staff member responds, “Yes.” He then questions again, “So, there’s no meat – nothing here?” To which she confirms, “No meat. No onion. No garlic.” Moments later, he opens the box of chicken and starts eating it inside, while also offering it to the staff and other patrons.
The incident has sparked massive backlash on social media with netizens lamenting the behaviour and accusing the man of hurting religious sentiments. The users also questioned whether the act was racially motivated or aimed at insulting religious beliefs.
“Hope a complaint was filed at the local police station. Whether or not he can be arrested, this is pure hate towards Hindus. He knows Hindus won’t retaliate, which is why he dared to do this,” a user said.
Another user wrote, “Bringing outside food into any restaurant is prohibited. Bringing meat into ISKCON is not just disrespectful but an attack on the principles we uphold. Action is necessary to maintain sanctity.”
- With inputs from agencies
